Re: [Leica] Shintaro

[Jim Hedger <jrhedger@pdq.net>]

On 5/1/02 9:02 AM, "Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell51@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Javier,
> 
> All I can tell you is that last November I held this very same camera in my
> own two hands. The pictures on Shintaro's web site do not depict the colors
> of the material under the black paint accurately. The picture you see at the
> home page of the site is the same camera (although maybe taken at a
> different time) and is much more accurate. Shintaro is very attached to this
> camera and it is not his intention to have it looking like a showroom
> display piece.
> 
> If you are going to judge Shintaro's work (and remember, the M3 we've been
> discussing is his personal camera - not one he charged a customer for) by a
> .jpg, look at the before and after pictures of the other M3 displayed at his
> site. 
> 
> I agree wholeheartedly with Stephen Gandy on this one. I've owned both
> Shintaro refinished cameras and original Leitz black paint cameras. In terms
> of quality, I think the finish on Shinatro's are superior.  But not, as this
> discussion began, indistinguishable from an original.
> 
> I donšt know where you're located, but it shouldn't be too hard for you to
> find some of Shintaro's work to examine personally.
> 
> Bryan
> 
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All this talk about brassing being silver etc. My cheap ass old imac shows
the color difference between silver or "chrome" and brassing. The man's jpeg
picture is fine. Calibrate your monitors. Enough.

Jim

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